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we're quite to head to springfield gardens new york. caller: good night to everyone into the whole world, especially the united states. i want to wish everyone a prosperous happy new year. i am really disappointed in the fact that i see big grown women and men in the senate cannot come together to prevent this fiscal call. i am a husband. i bring most of the money into the home. the way i look at it is that if there is a crisis going on in my family i am more than likely to step up to the plate and do what is up for necessary to make ends meet. that is a principle i have been living with all my life. to see that the republicans are sitting near in not trying to do the right thing is here. that is all i have to say. host: jeremiah from maryland. i think the vice president should not be the one in negotiating with mitch mcconnell. the person who should be negotiating with mitch mcconnell is the president of the united states of america. as america i am not happy with the way he is representing me or my country. he should not have his vice
we're quite to head to springfield gardens new york. caller: good night to everyone into the whole world, especially the united states. i want to wish everyone a prosperous happy new year. i am really disappointed in the fact that i see big grown women and men in the senate cannot come together to prevent this fiscal call. i am a husband. i bring most of the money into the home. the way i look at it is that if there is a crisis going on in my family i am more than likely to step up to the plate...
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here is "the new york times" frontpage. the headline -- that is "the new york times" reporting. inside the paper, they say democratic leaders say they will move forward on legislation this week only a senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, the republican leader, will assure them it will not be filibustered -- investors anticipate a turbulent week in the market of congress and the white house continued the standout. i also note that mr. mcconnell's own reelection bid is coming in 2014. the borrower review of the nothing to shift the anger of some self assessment of the speaker does nothing to pass it does go to the floor. the bill is not moving along, says bob corker from tennessee. here is what the republican from idaho had to say about the fiscal cliff negotiation. [video clip] >> if we get down to the end of the year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle-class, i would support that. but i wish we had a comprehensive bill that dealt with spending, entitlement, and taxes altogether. that is really what we ought to do. host: that was senator johnny isa
here is "the new york times" frontpage. the headline -- that is "the new york times" reporting. inside the paper, they say democratic leaders say they will move forward on legislation this week only a senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, the republican leader, will assure them it will not be filibustered -- investors anticipate a turbulent week in the market of congress and the white house continued the standout. i also note that mr. mcconnell's own reelection bid is coming...
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host: joining us from new york city this morning, mr. fund, i just want to begin, if we could, actually, with the front page of "the washington post." in the news that president obama is looking at proposals on guns. obama asked his cabinet members for ideas to curb violence. what do you make of that? guest: well, we've been this way before. in 1994, president clinton signed an assault weapons ban into law. it expired in 2004. so we have 10 years of experience of what that ban did. and frankly, a university of pennsylvania study looked at all of that said that while there was some slight decrease in the use of assault weapons, it did nothing for overall gun violence. assault weapons, semi-automatics are used between 2% and 8% of crimes and it said the gun ban did nothing to reduce the overall level of gun violence in this country. look, i mean, this is a very tragic situation. and it's a very emotional one. it's at least an emotional issue as abortion or the death penalty. and emotions run high here. and we have a very deeply divided cou
host: joining us from new york city this morning, mr. fund, i just want to begin, if we could, actually, with the front page of "the washington post." in the news that president obama is looking at proposals on guns. obama asked his cabinet members for ideas to curb violence. what do you make of that? guest: well, we've been this way before. in 1994, president clinton signed an assault weapons ban into law. it expired in 2004. so we have 10 years of experience of what that ban did....
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. >> the gentleman from new york'. >> thank you. i yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from texas. >> recognized for 3 minutes. >> i thank the gentle lady and the chairman. when i mention the words hurricane sandy and the tragedy in newton, connecticut, many would wonder what do they have in common. an enormous gun tragedy and the loss of 26 lives, and americans suffering from a devastating storm. our hearts go out to those babies lost. it speaks to americans in need. that is why i am so trouble to be on the floor today. the framework we have says to america when you are in need, we will not be prepared to help you. what is disappointing, and i know for the speaker, it is probably the same case. just about three days ago, we thought there was a deal. between the white house and the framework offered. of this leadership house. it is disappointing. in the course of a couple of days, we have come to a situation where this plan, plan b, raises only about $300 billion from high income households. the centers for budget priority suggests mil
. >> the gentleman from new york'. >> thank you. i yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from texas. >> recognized for 3 minutes. >> i thank the gentle lady and the chairman. when i mention the words hurricane sandy and the tragedy in newton, connecticut, many would wonder what do they have in common. an enormous gun tragedy and the loss of 26 lives, and americans suffering from a devastating storm. our hearts go out to those babies lost. it speaks to americans in need. that...
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york daily news. he is here to talk about the bill that passed yesterday. the senate passing an aid package. it took a 0.5 weeks. what is in that package? what is not enough package? >> the biggest item is about $17 billion. there's about 12 billion ford transit repair. people who live in flood areas could get their damages covered. those are probably the biggest. >>host: there were some items folks tried to tack on, and then it's not necessarily related to hurricane sandy. guest: in the bill that passed, it includes $150 million for fisheries repair available to people in alaska, mississippi, and new england. there is money to repair and marine debris floating across to alaska from the tsunami. there are various bits of funding that goes to other parts of the country. there's $3 billion, some of which will be available to hurricane isaac victims. host: in your article, you talk about the next step. the house returns sunday for a possible vote on the fiscal cliff field. republican leaders have not sai
york daily news. he is here to talk about the bill that passed yesterday. the senate passing an aid package. it took a 0.5 weeks. what is in that package? what is not enough package? >> the biggest item is about $17 billion. there's about 12 billion ford transit repair. people who live in flood areas could get their damages covered. those are probably the biggest. >>host: there were some items folks tried to tack on, and then it's not necessarily related to hurricane sandy. guest:...
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. >> well, you saw the story today in the "new york times," and the tax policy institute, which is certainly not a right of center institution, i think it would be slightly left of center, at least center -- if you cap deductions at $50,000 it generates $750 billion over 10 years. if you do the chain cpi, which i think mark has embraced. >> do you include charitables in that camp? >> you can include charitables, or you can also look at the health-care exclusion, which by the way is the most massive that exists. i do not know why people in the income categories that mark and i are in and now tim with his big budget job -- i do not know. >> bob, i hate to tell you, he is in a higher category than you. [laughter] >> they will publish that soon, i am sure. i do not know why we should continue to have the benefit of our health care plans coming to us in a tax-free way. there are all kinds of ways of looking at it. i do realize that to do real tax reform takes time, but i think we could go ahead and do some things. for instance, the $50,000 exclusion -- i realize that has been a non starter so far
. >> well, you saw the story today in the "new york times," and the tax policy institute, which is certainly not a right of center institution, i think it would be slightly left of center, at least center -- if you cap deductions at $50,000 it generates $750 billion over 10 years. if you do the chain cpi, which i think mark has embraced. >> do you include charitables in that camp? >> you can include charitables, or you can also look at the health-care exclusion,...
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i got a notice from the state of new york. they are not able to pay the interest on a loan that they took to pay for unemployment insurance. now, the employer, not only paid -- pays for the unemployment insurance percentage every time the issue payroll, but now we have to pay -- this time it was $13 for each person we had on payroll in the state of new york. two years ago we had to pay a lump sum of $3,000. you do not see this coming. they send you a notice and say you have to pay this off. host: josh boak, talk about this from the employer's perspective. guest: it is an issue in a variety of ways. because of the slow recovery, you have that more dependence on the unemployment insurance and as a result of a lot of the reserves within that trust fund which is managed by the federal government on behalf of the state is depleted, and the need to get additional income that said, and the challenge of all of this is that in players are not able to hire because of the bad economy, and that creates additional pressure. then, the golan
i got a notice from the state of new york. they are not able to pay the interest on a loan that they took to pay for unemployment insurance. now, the employer, not only paid -- pays for the unemployment insurance percentage every time the issue payroll, but now we have to pay -- this time it was $13 for each person we had on payroll in the state of new york. two years ago we had to pay a lump sum of $3,000. you do not see this coming. they send you a notice and say you have to pay this off....
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the "new york times" had a big story about our early voting system. we had one right next to our slot machines in our grocery stores. we may be that only jurisdiction in the country where you are likely to hear a call for a wet mop in voting booth #8, but it works for us. as a result, making sure it be that those people registered and then we ran a very successful election we are proud of. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. heather smith from rock the vote. >> there is this organization called rock the boat -- rock the vote. my name is heather smith. and the president i was asked to talk about what we did differently compared to four years ago. it i am going to focus specifically on the online voter registration. since we are here in this room together we have done in a lot of work in the online space. it's so give you some context for what this means. we built in online voter registration tool. i think about it almost like an interface. it is like a wizard. it helps you fill out the forms. in the in the user has to find it and mail it in.
the "new york times" had a big story about our early voting system. we had one right next to our slot machines in our grocery stores. we may be that only jurisdiction in the country where you are likely to hear a call for a wet mop in voting booth #8, but it works for us. as a result, making sure it be that those people registered and then we ran a very successful election we are proud of. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. heather smith from rock the vote. >>...
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host: this is the new york times lead editorial this morning -- that is the "new york times editorial page. bill is in louisville, ky. caller: i called in to try to define what the fiscal cliff is. i got math and physics 30 years. i am now retired, but i get the impression of lot of people calling in don't understand what it is or what it entails. i will guarantee that 90% of the people who went to the polls and voted this year voted for romney and obama cannot differentiate or define the difference between the annual deficit and the national debt. the national debt is the fiscal cliff. we say it's unsustainable. from a mathematical standpoint, it is almost insurmountable. the only thing these taxes will do, i have graduate students who could not put into words what a trillion dollars was. host: go ahead and finish your thought on what these taxes will do. caller: what they will do is they will give the politicians a little leeway to fool around with the national deficit, the annual deficit, but they will not put a dent in the $16 trillion debt that we owe. that is the problem. host:
host: this is the new york times lead editorial this morning -- that is the "new york times editorial page. bill is in louisville, ky. caller: i called in to try to define what the fiscal cliff is. i got math and physics 30 years. i am now retired, but i get the impression of lot of people calling in don't understand what it is or what it entails. i will guarantee that 90% of the people who went to the polls and voted this year voted for romney and obama cannot differentiate or define the...
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p in long island city, new york, independent. -- pete. caller: my opinion is, i believe the president actually wants to go off the cliff. i really do. i think he really wants to tax the rich no matter if the derickson pour or not and before we cut any social programs in this country we should stop giving aid to countries that hate us. -- he wants to tax the original matter if it hurts the poor. guest: senator patty murray says going off the cliff might be preferable to signing a bad deal. i think president obama felt a little burned from the 2011 budget talks with john boehner, so he is driving a harder line, having won reelection. the idea of letting the tax rate on the top 2% go up is not really a surprise. i think everybody agrees that he campaigned on that. there are millions of people who voted for him that are expecting that to happen. host: the style section of the washington post has a piece about the director of legislative affairs at the white house, rob neighbors. what is his job? guest: behind closed doors, the staff members h
p in long island city, new york, independent. -- pete. caller: my opinion is, i believe the president actually wants to go off the cliff. i really do. i think he really wants to tax the rich no matter if the derickson pour or not and before we cut any social programs in this country we should stop giving aid to countries that hate us. -- he wants to tax the original matter if it hurts the poor. guest: senator patty murray says going off the cliff might be preferable to signing a bad deal. i...
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host: next up is pri from new york, new york, impacted by the storm. caller: midmorning -- good morning. i am disabled. i am a staten islander. before the hearing on fare increases, when the s.i. free was reopened, i wrote about and took photographs -- in my senator contacted them. those who are ambulatory in. have no way to get to the ferry by train. it has been wiped out. they say it will take one year. and was greeted by the vice- president of mta who promised support. we went back and forth before the holiday. he said we cannot give you a shuttle bus normally done with construction. he said we cannot do it because we do not have buses to go directly. you can walk 12 blocks. i live like him to address this. mta andir of the others have gone to washington to ask for more money. they have two coo's on the payroll getting paid at the same time. the guy had a golden parachute in his contract that he would remain on the payroll. host: we will leave it there. guest: i am not familiar with this issue. i will bring it to the attention of the editors. the tr
host: next up is pri from new york, new york, impacted by the storm. caller: midmorning -- good morning. i am disabled. i am a staten islander. before the hearing on fare increases, when the s.i. free was reopened, i wrote about and took photographs -- in my senator contacted them. those who are ambulatory in. have no way to get to the ferry by train. it has been wiped out. they say it will take one year. and was greeted by the vice- president of mta who promised support. we went back and forth...
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caller: i was in new york at that time. guest: new york is a high tax state, too. this is how they take away deductions. it was designed for rich people. there were people in 1968 who paid no taxes. the rich were taking too many advantages for tax breaks in the law. it is reaching down more and more into the middle class. it is expensive to solve. if they do not increase the exemption, it raises a lot of money and they have to show that as a loss. i am sorry you got caught in 1993, but you have a lot of company. host: next is jane on our line for democrats. caller: this is the first time i have gotten through. i like your show. i do not know your name. host: what is your question or comment for kevin mccormally. caller: i want to know about social security if we go off of the cliff. guest: right now, there is no real threat to social security. it is not involved in the fiscal cliff accept the payroll tax holiday will end december 31. that is going into the money to fund social security. next year, no more than 85% of benefits can be taxed. there is no effect right
caller: i was in new york at that time. guest: new york is a high tax state, too. this is how they take away deductions. it was designed for rich people. there were people in 1968 who paid no taxes. the rich were taking too many advantages for tax breaks in the law. it is reaching down more and more into the middle class. it is expensive to solve. if they do not increase the exemption, it raises a lot of money and they have to show that as a loss. i am sorry you got caught in 1993, but you have...
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we had psychiatrist in new york available. as anw working in florida adjunct professor at the college level. my feeling is, the community college level and maybe colleges in general, i do not feel the counseling staff feels more or less the responsibility to really help these disturbed students. they would just as soon see them leave or dismissed. guest: let's look back to the virginia tech shooting, to the deadliest shooting to date. students were seen their grades posted on bulletin boards. if a student is a threat to themselves or other people, colleges were saying, we do not want to breach confidentiality. you had faculty and administration aware that a student had a problem and did not do anything about it. most common aspect of violence is suicide. we work to get clarification. i'm not sure it goes far enough. you have universities more concerned about being sued and getting help. in many cases, they are alone and have other disturbances and people start to see signs but they do not speak up. we cannot have this stigma.
we had psychiatrist in new york available. as anw working in florida adjunct professor at the college level. my feeling is, the community college level and maybe colleges in general, i do not feel the counseling staff feels more or less the responsibility to really help these disturbed students. they would just as soon see them leave or dismissed. guest: let's look back to the virginia tech shooting, to the deadliest shooting to date. students were seen their grades posted on bulletin boards....
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peter king has signed the pledge for next year for new york. speaker john boehner has also signed this as well. 16 gop members of the house have not signed for the next congress. 6 gop u.s. senators have not signed. what about saxby chambliss and peter king? guest: saxby chambliss has not voted for a tax increase, to be fair. you can criticize him for public misstating the impure thoughts, and he has not voted for it. what he has said in georgia last sunday, that he would consider reducing rates and broadening the base and taking 15% of the higher taxes and spending that, paying down the debt with it. so there would be a tax increase, a middle-class increase, after you dropped rates and broaden the base. since the modern democratic party is dead set against g marginal tax rates, he has laid out a set of conditions that will never be met. the south carolina and instagram has also said if you give $10 of entitlement form that cannot be revoked, he might consider a tax increase. it would have to be your vocable. obama is offering a for "new york t
peter king has signed the pledge for next year for new york. speaker john boehner has also signed this as well. 16 gop members of the house have not signed for the next congress. 6 gop u.s. senators have not signed. what about saxby chambliss and peter king? guest: saxby chambliss has not voted for a tax increase, to be fair. you can criticize him for public misstating the impure thoughts, and he has not voted for it. what he has said in georgia last sunday, that he would consider reducing...
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i want the people of nrk new york and new jersey to get every penny they need. but this country is broke. mr. coast, the senator from louisiana has brought a billiton floor. he is a republican -- say hey, wait just a minute let's give you about $17 billion and then all this pork that's in this bill. it is loaded down with pork right now. loaded. harry reid put all kinds of pork in it. like i say, give them the $17 billion and then in about 90 days, come back and see what else the folks need in that area. but i don't believe -- if one republican votes for that $60 billion, every one of them ought to be thrown out for treason in the republican party. host: this is the headline in this morning's "new york times." hurricane relief bill moves towards passage in the senate. a $60.4 billion to pay for recovery efforts in the states pummeled by hurricane sandy took a major step towards passage. is this the kind of spending conservative house republicans are talking about? guest: yes. it's interesting. you've seen the senate. the article stays senate moved towards this p
i want the people of nrk new york and new jersey to get every penny they need. but this country is broke. mr. coast, the senator from louisiana has brought a billiton floor. he is a republican -- say hey, wait just a minute let's give you about $17 billion and then all this pork that's in this bill. it is loaded down with pork right now. loaded. harry reid put all kinds of pork in it. like i say, give them the $17 billion and then in about 90 days, come back and see what else the folks need in...
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now at the same time he looked at a new york city janitor who might be working in that building. their average income $33,000 for the same year but with a tax rate of 24.9%. so the janitor who might work in that building is paying a tax rate ten points higher than the people who live in the building who have an average income of over $1.1 million. i don't know how anybody justifies that as a fair sharing of the burden in this country. and warren buffet has been very clear as one of the wealthiest people in the world, certainly one of the wealthiest people in this country that he find it's prosperous that he pace a tax rate a 23r5x of the tax rate paid by his executive assistant. so i would hope that in any final agreement that unearned income would be taxed on a basis more coatly equivalent to what earned income payers pay. now on the spending side of the equation we've had a lack of perspective. you've seen speakers calling for 600 billion in healthcare savings over the next ten years. the president said a lower number f. we take the president's reported to be his most recent nu
now at the same time he looked at a new york city janitor who might be working in that building. their average income $33,000 for the same year but with a tax rate of 24.9%. so the janitor who might work in that building is paying a tax rate ten points higher than the people who live in the building who have an average income of over $1.1 million. i don't know how anybody justifies that as a fair sharing of the burden in this country. and warren buffet has been very clear as one of the...
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similarly, you have new york state in surplus, washington state in surplus. illinois, the dakotas in debt. missouri is your equivalent of in greece, a permanent bailout. the thing is, whereas markets are amazing institutions for allocating existing goods and services among consumers, they are chronically bad at creating a balance between deficit and surplus regions. a geographic problem, and intertemporal. remember -- if that comes first, suddenly the money lender who later becomes a banker who later becomes wall street plays a hugely significant role in this process. the banker is the conduit of that recycling mechanism. when they get an increase in proportion as the result of their mediation of that process. given that, a failure of the banker is not the same thing as the failure of a clothes maker. suddenly, there are two things that must happen. one, society will demand that banks are not allowed to go to the wall. then bankers are affectively given carte blanche, free money for themselves. and the whole mechanism breaks down like in 2008. it is often sai
similarly, you have new york state in surplus, washington state in surplus. illinois, the dakotas in debt. missouri is your equivalent of in greece, a permanent bailout. the thing is, whereas markets are amazing institutions for allocating existing goods and services among consumers, they are chronically bad at creating a balance between deficit and surplus regions. a geographic problem, and intertemporal. remember -- if that comes first, suddenly the money lender who later becomes a banker who...
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if you are in new york, you will probably get an apartment. i see democrats, especially the president, as unwilling to negotiate with each other. my hope and prayer is that the country comes out strong by january 1 with extended tax breaks. >> here is a quick look at the tax increases, this is from " washington journal." "changes -- this is from "the washington journal." "many of these are expected to revert to clinton era levels." >> starting out the sunday shows, president obama with an interview on "meet the press." and their efforts in congress. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> i am confident that we will see an agreement in the next 48 hours. if that does not happen, democrats in the senate will put a bill on the floor of the senate and republicans will have to decide whether or not they will block it, meaning that middle-class taxes go up. i do not think that they would want to do that, politically, but they may wind up doing that. if all else fails so that taxes go up on middle-class families on january 1, we will come back w
if you are in new york, you will probably get an apartment. i see democrats, especially the president, as unwilling to negotiate with each other. my hope and prayer is that the country comes out strong by january 1 with extended tax breaks. >> here is a quick look at the tax increases, this is from " washington journal." "changes -- this is from "the washington journal." "many of these are expected to revert to clinton era levels." >> starting out...
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here's the new york times with that story. and a screen grab. seven he sat in support of the tree. -- he sat in support of the treaty. he's 89 and is a republican at who was the majority leader. his wife elizabeth dole and he left the port and republicans voted down the street. he was recently released from walter reed military center. now an independent caller from ohio, lee. caller: good morning. i am calling about something i have not heard about. people willing to take the $15 or $20 extra they're getting from the to% tax break, it is coming off their pension when they retire. social security is based on what you contribute. host: you are talking about the payroll tax cut, extending that possibly as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. caller: right. it will cost them in the long run. host: because the money is coming out of social security. politicians say that will not happen. they say social security will have its money. caller: they tell you all kinds of things. host: john in atlanta, democratic caller. caller: how are you? it seems li
here's the new york times with that story. and a screen grab. seven he sat in support of the tree. -- he sat in support of the treaty. he's 89 and is a republican at who was the majority leader. his wife elizabeth dole and he left the port and republicans voted down the street. he was recently released from walter reed military center. now an independent caller from ohio, lee. caller: good morning. i am calling about something i have not heard about. people willing to take the $15 or $20 extra...
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i thank all of my colleagues, especially my friend from new york, caroline mccarthy, who has poured her heart and soul working every day on this issue and to our leader nancy pelosi and all of my colleagues. president obama and the american people are demanding change and we can bring that change by passing this friday a ban on the massacre assault magazines. we can pass it. believe me, if guns made anyone safer, we would be the safest nation on earth. we have more guns per capita than any country on earth. and after the unfathomable tragedy, our country is united and determined in a demand for change. without change in our gun policy, we cannot expect the outcome to be any different from what we are already experiencing and we have already had too many mass murders and the cost is unbearable. these were elementary schoolchildren. and their teachers. but there have been movie goers. americans going to town hall meetings. there are some who say any gun restriction is an imposition on their liberty. but they must understand that the level of gun violence in america today is an imposition
i thank all of my colleagues, especially my friend from new york, caroline mccarthy, who has poured her heart and soul working every day on this issue and to our leader nancy pelosi and all of my colleagues. president obama and the american people are demanding change and we can bring that change by passing this friday a ban on the massacre assault magazines. we can pass it. believe me, if guns made anyone safer, we would be the safest nation on earth. we have more guns per capita than any...
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that is a story in "the new york times." looking at the domestic front, "ben bernanke is to make a last fiscal cliff police." "topping a yearlong campaign, he would get one last chance to talk washington down from the fiscal cliff. host: c-span will be carrying that press conference live, fed chairman ben bernanke, on c-span 3. you can find that at 2:15 p.m. eastern time. you can find it on their website, we will be archiving that after the fact. what deductions would you give up? let's go to dawn in eugene, oregon. caller code good morning. listen, the contribution thing is a way to be of service, as far as i'm concerned. host: by contribution you mean charitable contribution? caller: yes. it is something that i would want to keep. i mean, not keep, but i would be willing to contribute to that concern about taxes. my main concern is the mortgage deduction. how severe -- many of us have every dollar that we account for on the federal. if we did not have that, we would be up to 25%. this would be quite a severe blow if this w
that is a story in "the new york times." looking at the domestic front, "ben bernanke is to make a last fiscal cliff police." "topping a yearlong campaign, he would get one last chance to talk washington down from the fiscal cliff. host: c-span will be carrying that press conference live, fed chairman ben bernanke, on c-span 3. you can find that at 2:15 p.m. eastern time. you can find it on their website, we will be archiving that after the fact. what deductions would...
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why california and new york? is it because they are such big urban areas? guest: it is a combination of daud and also because of the world trade center bombing. it is a major terrorist target. in california, you have a large population centers. you also have one of the largest and most important ports in the long beach area. there is another program specifically designed to enhance port security. host: $98,000 was spent on an underwater robot in columbus, ohio. is it harder for urban areas outside of metropolitan areas to justify the grants and find ways to use them? are there hurdles in getting money or not? guest: generally speaking, it tends to go to the larger jurisdictions, because as you would imagine, those are the ones at the greatest risk and potential targets for terrorists. most of the money would go to places like new york, chicago, miami, los angeles, dallas, places like that. however, over the years, some smaller areas have been able to receive some money. columbus is an illustrative case of that. host: barbara on the independent line. caller:
why california and new york? is it because they are such big urban areas? guest: it is a combination of daud and also because of the world trade center bombing. it is a major terrorist target. in california, you have a large population centers. you also have one of the largest and most important ports in the long beach area. there is another program specifically designed to enhance port security. host: $98,000 was spent on an underwater robot in columbus, ohio. is it harder for urban areas...
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york times" -- one other story i wanted to point out this morning, this from the new york daily news -- that is from the daily news this morning. i want to get one more call from walker from arizona, the democratic line. walter, what is your message to congress? caller: good morning. thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak on c-span. i'm getting up there in eight, and one thing that concerns me -- two points. i have watched for the last 30 years, and i wanted to pinpoint the core of the problems we're facing. the u.s. is the greatest country in the world. we have the democratic and republican parties. when they were first established, they were established at a private association -- as a private associations. government is where the money is. the greed and opportunity factor has expanded every year, each and every year, bringing more money, taking more money. that is the first point. that is a big problem. it is accessing the till and the money that is spent. host: what is the second point you want to bring up? caller: the government takes a little bit more every year. i s
york times" -- one other story i wanted to point out this morning, this from the new york daily news -- that is from the daily news this morning. i want to get one more call from walker from arizona, the democratic line. walter, what is your message to congress? caller: good morning. thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak on c-span. i'm getting up there in eight, and one thing that concerns me -- two points. i have watched for the last 30 years, and i wanted to pinpoint the core...
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p in long island city, new york, independent. -- pete. caller: my opinion is, i believe the president actually wants to go off the cliff. i really do. i think he really wants to tax the rich no matter if the derickson pour or not and before we cut any social programs in this country we should stop giving aid to countries that hate us. -- he wants to tax the original matter if it hurts the poor. guest: senator patty murray says going off the cliff might be preferable to signing a bad deal. i think president obama felt a little burned from the 2011 budget talks with john boehner, so he is driving a harder line, having won reelection. the idea of letting the tax rate on the top 2% go up is not really a surprise. i think everybody agrees that he campaigned on that. there are millions of people who voted for him that are expecting that to happen. host: the style section of the washington post has a piece about the director of legislative affairs at the white house, rob neighbors. what is his job? guest: behind closed doors, the staff members h
p in long island city, new york, independent. -- pete. caller: my opinion is, i believe the president actually wants to go off the cliff. i really do. i think he really wants to tax the rich no matter if the derickson pour or not and before we cut any social programs in this country we should stop giving aid to countries that hate us. -- he wants to tax the original matter if it hurts the poor. guest: senator patty murray says going off the cliff might be preferable to signing a bad deal. i...
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i spoke to new york and new jersey, that is wrong. they base it on what happened with ca tree ca tree fla. this is a whole different process. in katrina, the number one thing will help homeowners rebuild. in ca tree fla many of them moved away. we have homeowners living in homes that have structural damage and mold, or relatives waiting to rebuild. it will happen more quickly than the report says. finally, i've seen some critics say what about mitigation? it is not a new thing, it is making sure the same storm damage happens again. we don't want to rebuild a tunnel so to same storm order can flood in. we want to build it better so there is more protection. when we tell homeowners to rebuild, we tell them to build a couple feet higher so the storm won't damage their first-floors and basements. that is natural. mitigation also involves putting in sand dunes and other natural barriers when there is another storm it doesn't do the same damage. right now there is no protection. so mitigation has always been done. i remember voting for katr
i spoke to new york and new jersey, that is wrong. they base it on what happened with ca tree ca tree fla. this is a whole different process. in katrina, the number one thing will help homeowners rebuild. in ca tree fla many of them moved away. we have homeowners living in homes that have structural damage and mold, or relatives waiting to rebuild. it will happen more quickly than the report says. finally, i've seen some critics say what about mitigation? it is not a new thing, it is making...
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in my hometown of western new york -- wore clefter, new york, there are 99 bridges -- worcester, new york, there are 99 bridges that are structurally deficient. cars drive on the bridges, carrying our families, that are structurally deefficient -- deficient. this is pathetic. the electricity grid in this nation ranks 32nd in the world in reliability, an embarrassment. the united states chamber of commerce, that should be leading this effort, that should be leading this effort to invest in the american infrastructure by investing in american businesses and investing in american workers, says that we lose, because of the poor quality of our infrastructure, $336 billion in lost growth over the next five years alone. the united states department of transportation says that freight, train, bottle necks cost our economy $200 billion a year or 1% of our economy. the federal aviation administration, air traffic delays cost $33 billion last year. we need to double spending on ports by the year 2020 or lose, or lose another $270 billion in exports. china, keep complaining about china, but you
in my hometown of western new york -- wore clefter, new york, there are 99 bridges -- worcester, new york, there are 99 bridges that are structurally deficient. cars drive on the bridges, carrying our families, that are structurally deefficient -- deficient. this is pathetic. the electricity grid in this nation ranks 32nd in the world in reliability, an embarrassment. the united states chamber of commerce, that should be leading this effort, that should be leading this effort to invest in the...
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put their rate at 28% new york tax on repatriation. japan used to be the highest tax rate in the world and we were second, now we're first. it's imer -- imperative from a competitive point of view and as i alluded to it is the absence of any decision that's got that one-point-x trillion dollars sitting on the sideline. my own view is if you had the banner headline, long-term fiscal responsibility, handshake is there, the framework is in place, we believe in these principles and revenue will be part of it, i would gladly give up all the exemptions tomorrow in a minute if i thought it was real long-term planning. >> you talking individual or corporate? >> corporate but i'll do it individually to. i'm part of the 2% that the people that were here this morning don't trust. the point is, it's all about, are we going to do the hard things? i'd give it up in a minute. i'd give up the 4 % if i knew it was going toward the right thing. i'm tell yog uh that, i would in a minute. and i don't think i speak alone. i know my own heart, i know the he
put their rate at 28% new york tax on repatriation. japan used to be the highest tax rate in the world and we were second, now we're first. it's imer -- imperative from a competitive point of view and as i alluded to it is the absence of any decision that's got that one-point-x trillion dollars sitting on the sideline. my own view is if you had the banner headline, long-term fiscal responsibility, handshake is there, the framework is in place, we believe in these principles and revenue will be...
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the backlog is holding back in states like new york. host: maverick tweets in about her credit score. st. petersburg, florida. caller: a cab driver bought a condominium with a loan. -- nena loan. and no income, no assets, no problem. i think miami has recovered somewhat. you have to have a job to buy a home. isn't that the fundamental problem? the reaction to what happened in housing is overreaction. the requirements to buy homes are generally 20% down and sufficient approval monthly income. after world war ii, you had to prove what your income was. there was sufficient investigation to determine whether you are capable of buying a home. guest: the caller is absolutely right. the bubble was created because of loans that did not have documentation. i think there will be a research study going for it, that many of the state income loans, where a person stays their income, you will be found at perhaps 80% to 90% is false information. we need to ensure that people are staying within their budget. that is just common sense. something my gran
the backlog is holding back in states like new york. host: maverick tweets in about her credit score. st. petersburg, florida. caller: a cab driver bought a condominium with a loan. -- nena loan. and no income, no assets, no problem. i think miami has recovered somewhat. you have to have a job to buy a home. isn't that the fundamental problem? the reaction to what happened in housing is overreaction. the requirements to buy homes are generally 20% down and sufficient approval monthly income....
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he started "new york" magazine. he recognized the city was changing and there was this new middle-class audience that did not have their own publication. he created the magazine. it was different from anything we have seen before. it was so different it sort of took your breath away. it was deeply impressive to me. he got wonderful writers. he was all for subjective takes on things. he loved being provocative. he largely created the new york city we now know, certainly the point of view. it inspired me because i have always looked up to people who sea change taking place and look at that as an opportunity instead of a threat. a couple of years before he died, i went to see him. he died about five years ago. he was at berkeley and at the time in his late 70's. he was running the graduates' magazine program at uc. he had serious cancer. it was very hard to understand him. he was still so excited about the student projects. he spent the entire morning taking me through these magazines his graduate students had created.
he started "new york" magazine. he recognized the city was changing and there was this new middle-class audience that did not have their own publication. he created the magazine. it was different from anything we have seen before. it was so different it sort of took your breath away. it was deeply impressive to me. he got wonderful writers. he was all for subjective takes on things. he loved being provocative. he largely created the new york city we now know, certainly the point of...
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>> the puerto rican voters in new jersey, new york, connecticut, massachusetts are a very -- they're among the most liberal democratic voters there are. they voted for obama 80, 90%. they were the most vocal democratic constituency opposed to the war in iraq in 2003. veryn, they're a distinctive part of our political landscape. they're not going to change. latino democrats in coastal california, it's just really hard to see where you get -- republicans can hope to get more than 25 or 30% out of that big chunk. in the rio grande valley in texas, in chicago and its suburbs you're starting to talk -- it starts to add up. i think in cuba a new dynamic has set in. i think obama's opening of travel to cuba has totally changed the game for the way cubans think about it. so you're talking about large chunks of this electorate that are solidly democratic and there's a solid base there, so the game has been and will continue to be about a fairly small margin of this electorate in key places. >> okay. >> i'll do these as quickly as i can. i'm still enjoying what happened in november of 2012 to
>> the puerto rican voters in new jersey, new york, connecticut, massachusetts are a very -- they're among the most liberal democratic voters there are. they voted for obama 80, 90%. they were the most vocal democratic constituency opposed to the war in iraq in 2003. veryn, they're a distinctive part of our political landscape. they're not going to change. latino democrats in coastal california, it's just really hard to see where you get -- republicans can hope to get more than 25 or 30%...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, at midnight tonight the budget control act of 2011 and sequestration will trigger spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years, including $109 billion in 2013. the $8.24 billion in domestic spending cuts, funding the national cancer institute that supports clinical trials for new cancer treatment. if you're a patient at roswell park cancer treatment in buffalo and you're diagnosed with late-stage cancer, you don't have the luxury of time that these cuts demand. that's what sequestration means to cancer patients in buffalo and throughout the nation. the $55 billion cut in defense spending, what does it mean to my community in buffalo, new york. a leader in motion control technology, with a thriving defense unit, a $2.5 billion company that employs 8,400 people, takes a major hit. that's >> i encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to spend last time and instead pass
for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, at midnight tonight the budget control act of 2011 and sequestration will trigger spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years, including $109 billion in 2013. the $8.24 billion in domestic spending cuts, funding the national cancer institute that supports clinical trials for new cancer treatment. if you're a patient at...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, the great lakes are our nation's greatest natural resource. they are the source of 95% of our surface freshwater and are directly connected to 1.5 million jobs. though efforts to protect and restore the great lakes have made great strides over the past several decades, many challenges remain. invasive species, pollution, habitat loss in the great lakes have a negative effect on recreation and tourism as well as on the general economy. i was pleased to sign a bipartisan letter, along with other members of the house, to request at least $300 million for the great lakes restoration initiative in the president's fiscal year 2014 budget. mr. speaker, the great lakes restoration initiative has been invaluable in efforts to protect and restore the great lakes. i strongly encourage the president and my colleagues in congress to
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, the great lakes are our nation's greatest natural resource. they are the source of 95% of our surface freshwater and are directly connected to 1.5 million jobs. though efforts to protect and restore the great lakes have made great...
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jersey and new york, including areas within my district. the federal government's support, including two programs authorized by papa was critical in the wake of this disaster. the legislation before us today re-authorizes programs and activities first established as part of a public health security and bioterrorism preparedness and response act of 2002. the 2004 project bioshield act, and the 2006 pandemic and all hazards preparedness. in the wake of 9/11, congress placed a high priority on biodefense. congress first passed the public health security and bioterrorism preparedness and response act of 2002 to improve the nation's ability to respond to acts of biological terrorism. in 2004, we passed a project bioshield act with tremendous bipartisan support and democrats and republicans worked together to authorize the development, procurement, and emergency use of medical counter measures for biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear threats. we then identified some shortfalls and in 2006 worked to amend and build upon the existing bio
jersey and new york, including areas within my district. the federal government's support, including two programs authorized by papa was critical in the wake of this disaster. the legislation before us today re-authorizes programs and activities first established as part of a public health security and bioterrorism preparedness and response act of 2002. the 2004 project bioshield act, and the 2006 pandemic and all hazards preparedness. in the wake of 9/11, congress placed a high priority on...
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i think i'm going to new york -- i'm going to new york tomorrow to spend time with some of our members there and seeing the devastation that's occurred. the gentleman and i know is very aware of that. we need a supplemental so we need time to do that. and it's not a very sexy issue but postal reform is again another issue we're talking about balancing. the postal department has not been able to balance its budget, as we know. part of it is dealing with the retirement programs that they're funding. but i'm wondering if the gentleman has any thoughts on any one of those four bills. i'll yield to my friend. mr. cantor: i'll try to be brief. on the farm bill, the gentleman is correct. we will face some very dire consequences if we don't act on the very issue prior to leaving here. part of wh i indicated last week is that is something we are focused on and know we have to deal with the issue prior to the end of the year. on the issue of vawa, as the gentleman and i knows, we can't go to the conference with a senate bill. the sflat has a blue slip problem. i am speaking with the president an
i think i'm going to new york -- i'm going to new york tomorrow to spend time with some of our members there and seeing the devastation that's occurred. the gentleman and i know is very aware of that. we need a supplemental so we need time to do that. and it's not a very sexy issue but postal reform is again another issue we're talking about balancing. the postal department has not been able to balance its budget, as we know. part of it is dealing with the retirement programs that they're...
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crowley from new york. >> first -- thank you. i appreciate that round of applause. let me thank both john and javier for including me in this press conference and for welcoming me to the leadership of the house of the democratic caucus. i'm very pleased to be here at this very important moment in time in our nation's history as well. i agree with both john, javier, and i should say as well with tim walz and i won't steal your thunder, tim, what you do today is important not only i think for we as a caucus in terms of setting where we are at but i think also a strong message that the american people sent almost a month ago had a they want to see this congress working to get things done. they re-elected the president. the president ran on an agenda of giving a tax break to 98% of the american people, and that opportunity is before us. the senate has worked their will. it's now our opportunity to do that before the holiday season is over. the expression time is fleeting has never been more apropos than it is today. we have very few working days left in this 112th congr
crowley from new york. >> first -- thank you. i appreciate that round of applause. let me thank both john and javier for including me in this press conference and for welcoming me to the leadership of the house of the democratic caucus. i'm very pleased to be here at this very important moment in time in our nation's history as well. i agree with both john, javier, and i should say as well with tim walz and i won't steal your thunder, tim, what you do today is important not only i think...
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murphy: i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i have been to newtown, connecticut, and it's less than an hour's drive from my congressional district. we mourn all the people who lost their lives on friday, including 20 elementary school children and six educators. over the past few years, we have seen innocent lives lost to gun violence in a supermarket parking lot in arizona, a movie theater in colorado, an army base in texas, a college campus in virginia and now an elementary school in connecticut. the weapons have spawned these tragedies and long past time that we control them. the second amendment guarantees the right to bear arms but does not guarantee an absolute right to military-style, high caliber, semi-automatic, combat-assault rifles with high capacity magazines to anybody who wants them. it just does not and must not let interest groups persuade us otherwise. we need restrictions and sensible gun control legislation. we need them here and we
murphy: i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i have been to newtown, connecticut, and it's less than an hour's drive from my congressional district. we mourn all the people who lost their lives on friday, including 20 elementary school children and six educators. over the past few years, we have seen innocent lives lost to gun violence in a supermarket parking lot in arizona, a movie theater in colorado,...
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eastern. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is art gallery dedicated to the history of this september 11 attacks on the world trade center. it is a gallery to tell the story about the first moments of the attack using objects and photographs from the world trade center site. we put this in a place where the public can touch it. it gives a tangible experience. this is a piece of steel from the north tower. this is a dramatically damaged piece of steel. you can see the opening scene where the windows would have been. this metal strip on the front of the building. every piece marks which side of the building it is on, so we research that. it actually has shocked numbers -- chalk numbers. it also has numbers on the field that correspond to that. >> we look behind the scenes at the history of albany, and sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american tv.tory t >> president obama is warning the syrian president assad that there would be consequences if he were to use chemical weapons on his own people. this marks 20 years since russia and the
eastern. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is art gallery dedicated to the history of this september 11 attacks on the world trade center. it is a gallery to tell the story about the first moments of the attack using objects and photographs from the world trade center site. we put this in a place where the public can touch it. it gives a tangible experience. this is a piece of steel from the north tower. this is a dramatically damaged piece of steel. you can see the opening...
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host: of the independent line, rick, from new york. caller: this does not surprise me. this already was known in the election. the president of the united states is a demagogue, who unfortunately has pushed the republicans all the way to the end. john boehner had no other choice but to tell the caucus, "nothing i could do." the democrats did not want to support the plan that john boehner put forth. obviously. host: sorry to interrupt you. what you think about some of what the republicans have been saying in the house? not taking up the speaker's plan b, that he had proposed. caller: today, i read in "the washington post," that it is obvious that the republicans -- not only the so-called tea party. i understand that he did not have 217 votes for his plan to pass. they took away -- he was given one year to obama to continue to spend a and spend. one year to increase the debt ceiling. one more year. how in the world anybody is going to support that? i supported it at the beginning. i supported the plan b that boehner put forward, but i could not support it when i am going
host: of the independent line, rick, from new york. caller: this does not surprise me. this already was known in the election. the president of the united states is a demagogue, who unfortunately has pushed the republicans all the way to the end. john boehner had no other choice but to tell the caucus, "nothing i could do." the democrats did not want to support the plan that john boehner put forth. obviously. host: sorry to interrupt you. what you think about some of what the...
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the gentlelady from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. velazquez: i want to take this opportunity to thank the gentleman from ohio for his work on this issue. since 1958, the sbic program has been an integral part of s.b.a.'s mission to provide small businesses with capital and create jobs. to date, the program has invested million $63 billion in more than 110,000 u.s. companies. in fact, some of the nation's most successful corporations, including apple, fedex and costco, received early stage financing from sbic. the key to the program's success is leveraging federal funds to increase the amount of private capital invested in promising startup companies. access to capital is the lifeblood of every small business. after the 2008 financial crisis, traditional credit markets -- the amount quickly outpays the program's capacity, requiring a significant increase in the leverage caps to keep up
the gentlelady from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. velazquez: i want to take this opportunity to thank the gentleman from ohio for his work on this issue. since 1958, the sbic program has been an integral part of s.b.a.'s mission to provide small businesses with capital and create jobs. to date, the program has...
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host: the next caller is from new york, the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call and thank you, c-span. i am a widow and at this time my daughter in law and my granddaughter -- i have been supporting them since july of this year. rent, all of the expenses, going to school, etc. would i be able to claim them this year on my taxes? i do not make a big income. i was inquiring if i could claim them or not. guest: i am not giving you any tax advice. i really cannot do that. being able to claim your daughter and your grandchild as a dependent on your taxes depends on a lot of different things, and one of them is are they providing -- are you providing more than half of your support for them? are they living with you? another thing you would need to look at is your daughter making and the income whatsoever even if it is a small job that she has on the side or a part-time job. that would probably make her ineligible to be claimed by you. the irs instructions are very good. you can go online and get last year's instructions because the rules ar
host: the next caller is from new york, the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call and thank you, c-span. i am a widow and at this time my daughter in law and my granddaughter -- i have been supporting them since july of this year. rent, all of the expenses, going to school, etc. would i be able to claim them this year on my taxes? i do not make a big income. i was inquiring if i could claim them or not. guest: i am not giving you any tax advice. i...
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and new york state, 650 school districts. a lot of them, each of whom has their -- has one school bus or some of whom have one school bus and a commissioner transportation. >> oklahoma as tiny as we are have 521 school districts. >> that is a very tough nut politically. because education is always local. and always wants to make sure her kid gets on the football team. and it's hard to change that. but there's enormous, enormous redundancy in expenditures there. and that has to be addressed. also, the nature of the population varies. and that has an impact on the quality of education. and the ability of schools to teach. and the same time we have to recognize that 50 years ago, we had -- there weren't very many opportunities for women. there weren't very many women running states of these united states 50 years ago. so the greatest opportunity professionally, women in the teaching profession and now they're outdoing us males in many cases. so that has changed as well. but there isn't a national solution to that. that is a situ
and new york state, 650 school districts. a lot of them, each of whom has their -- has one school bus or some of whom have one school bus and a commissioner transportation. >> oklahoma as tiny as we are have 521 school districts. >> that is a very tough nut politically. because education is always local. and always wants to make sure her kid gets on the football team. and it's hard to change that. but there's enormous, enormous redundancy in expenditures there. and that has to be...